Author Archives: John

Maverick cur-: Initial progress

For weeks I was looking for a start relay for the Volvo engine. No way, the things it no longer seemed to be. Bosch hat damals speziell für Dynastarter (So practically alternators, turn on the engine and then start, die Batterien…

Nick and Constellation in Australia!

(c) by Nick Jaffe, www.bigoceans.com Liegt zwar schon ein paar Tage zurück, but I must still be reported here again: My Australian friend Nick is with his Contessa 26 after 743 Days and 17.000 Nautical miles at home arrived in Australia! I…

New: Email alerts

Auf Rat von Dirk Mennewisch habe ich eben meinen Blog geupdatet. From now on, you can subscribe and get him then with each new entry a notification emailed to you. On the right, so there's a new button….

“Solo across the Atlantic” on Tour

Three years after the end of my journey across the Atlantic single-handed, I still think from time to time lectures. Last weekend in Heppenheim (Hesse) - A really nice evening. See photo. Next weekend I am on a Saturday night to 19.30 Clock…

“Baltic Mermaid”

Anyone who has read my texts like, will also enjoy this blog. The story: Merle has just been a dream and Abi - you want to sail around the Baltic Sea. Um das Ganze zu finanzieren hat sie zurzeit vier Jobs…

“Tender to Maverick”

In order for the overhaul work on “Maverick too” to Holland and then later still to come to her berth at the Schlei, I needed another set of wheels. Ebay has helped re-. Had not thought, dass man nach der Abwrackprämie tatsächlich…